# My first tig welds... **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [August 4, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588 "2009-08-04T15:49:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/21 "2009-08-05T11:28:06Z")
The fuck thats real good for a first try, i need to get my hands on a tig. ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/22 "2009-08-05T11:29:17Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > Someone give me the cliffnotes on what makes a good weld or not go to millers website if you want to learn some basics, [millerwelds.com](http://millerwelds.com) I think ---
**Author:** ![LowlyOilBurner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@LowlyOilBurner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LowlyOilBurner)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/23 "2009-08-07T04:17:52Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Well, what makes a good weld isn’t aesthetic, it can only be determined by xray or destructive testing, factors include penetration, solidity and a few other factors. > > However, in the car world a “good weld” is something that’s clean and straight and consistent. > > It’s also something that 98% of people can’t do **even a little bit** , but are internet experts and critique the hell out of anyway. There is alot of NDT methods (you mentioned x-ray, that being one of them)that can tell you weather or not a weld is “good”. As far as the car world, half (fuck it, 90%)the shit out there is junk. It may “look” good, but from an inspectors point of veiw=fail. I’ve seen so many welds on intake manifolds and intercoolers leak due to the fact that the fuck welding them had no idea how to fill in a crater, or weld over a start/re-start situation. The kicker is, people pay **TOP DOLLAR** for this crap. ---
**Author:** ![turbominime4door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@turbominime4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbominime4door)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/24 "2009-08-10T16:14:40Z")
Damn them are nice looking welds for the first time.Ha have lowlyoilburner train.he is the man almost all the crap in my car is welded by him ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/25 "2009-08-10T16:37:01Z")
> [@newman](#): > > It’s also something that 98% of people can’t do **even a little bit** , but are internet experts and critique the hell out of anyway. it doesn’t look like absolute shit from the picture, you got a bead flowing and didn’t burn a hole in it, seems like a good start ---
**Author:** ![ShiftDead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shiftdead/32/7508_2.png) [@ShiftDead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShiftDead)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/26 "2009-08-10T16:47:21Z")
Tried it once and did horrible. My uncle was attempting to teach me and told me the final product should look like a row of quarters one laid over the other. Your job however looks like it came out fine. ---
**Author:** ![ar\_design](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@ar\_design](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ar_design)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/27 "2009-08-13T17:03:28Z")
All we do at the shop is TIG weld - and for a first timer, that ain’t half bad, at all. Keep at it! ---
**Author:** ![Studderin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/studderin/32/7197_2.png) [@Studderin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Studderin)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/28 "2009-08-13T18:30:32Z")
> [@newman](#): > > However, in the car world a “good weld” is something that’s clean and straight and consistent. > > It’s also something that 98% of people can’t do **even a little bit** , but are internet experts and critique the hell out of anyway. what what wat? welds look cold:nerd: ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/29 "2009-08-13T18:38:38Z")
looks cold? i bet it woulda burnt the shit out of me if i picked it up, so it couldn’t have been that cold… lol, cold weld humor ftw. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/30 "2009-08-23T08:48:58Z")
My second tig welds: ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/expansion_tank01.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/expansion_tank01.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/expansion_tank02.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/expansion_tank02.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/31 "2009-08-23T08:56:02Z")
pressure test it? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/32 "2009-08-23T08:57:44Z")
I pressure tested it to 30 psi before i put the -10 an -6 bungs on it and it was good. I really washed the fuck out of the bungs, so I think I’m OK. ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588/33 "2009-08-23T08:59:58Z")
> [@LowlyOilBurner](#): > > There is alot of NDT methods (you mentioned x-ray, that being one of them)that can tell you weather or not a weld is “good”. Second welds look good. :] Throw some dye penetrant and devoloper on there if ya got it! Make sure it has no leaks before you throw it in to action. 😛 Takes like 5-10 mins to check it. edit: nm, you pressure checked it so dye check would be moot :\> [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-first-tig-welds/71588.md?page=1)